08-17-2007, 11:23 AM
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Everything we do is dictated by motive
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Notebook: In Buckeyes' minds, loss to Gators makes them 0-1
Friday, August 17, 2007 3:27 AM
By Ken Gordon
The Columbus Dispatch
 Neal C. LauronDISPATCH
Ohio State has thrown less often to its tight ends since 2003, leaving junior Rory Nicol with fewer chances.
It's a subtle approach, but it's clear the Ohio State football coaching staff is using the national-title game loss as motivation.
Two players in the past three days have mentioned that the Buckeyes are 0-1 in 2007. It's not a coincidence.
Running back Maurice Wells said there has been some "little stuff" around the Woody Hayes Athletic Center that stir memories of the 41-14 loss to Florida on Jan. 8.
"Our door code (security code to get in), the last two digits are 0-1," he said.
The motivational campaign is not on the scale of that for the Michigan game, certainly. The locker room is said to be covered year-round with Michigan-related articles.
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